Outbrain + GDPR =Trust + Transparency

Are you #GDPReady?

We’d hate to lay the pressure on, but you only have this long to get #GDPReady.

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GDPR in a Nutshell

Otherwise known as the General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR is Europe’s way of strengthening and unifying data protection for all individuals within the European Union. One of the biggest data protection movements we’ve seen yet. While it’s technically protecting European citizens only, this is a wake up call for us all. Reduced data with expiration dates is the new reality.

As of May 25th (when GDPR officially comes into effect), our compliance alarms will go off. And as if this wasn’t already a high-stakes situation, let us quickly remind you of the GDPRamifications: up to 4% of your annual company revenue or a cool €20 million, if you’re found to be noncompliant — no big deal, right? Okay, maybe a little bit.

Deep breaths! GDPR is a fantastic step in the trust and transparent direction. Keep that in mind when you’re elbows deep in data cleanup.

End goal = happy customers (who trust us most!).

Our Compliance Alliances

We’re better (and stronger) together.

Alliance alignment to the GDPRescue!

From the Interactive Advertising Bureau of Europe to theNetwork Advertising Initiative, we’ve aligned with the advertisingdream team to ensure collective data protection for all.

Our Trust + Transparency Breakdown

How could we exclaim “compliance!” without proving our own GDPR readiness?

To put it simply, we’re truly embracing GDPR. We understand the importance of data security and transparency of our customers, our customer’s customers, and even ourselves as customers.

And this goes beyond GDPR, and is a part of our larger Trust + Transparency initiative.

We’re GDPR-compliant. Let’s break down exactly what that means.

Advertisers + Publishers

The bread and butter of Outbrain, and what makes our content-driven world go ‘round. While Outbrain works towards our own GDPR plan, each and every publisher and advertiser that we work with has their own GDPR initiatives — and may choose initiatives made at their own discretion...

Readers are tracked through a simple ol’ unique identifier, otherwise known as a UUID. Regardless of whether the publishers or advertisers decide to implement a (content) consent tool, the end readers can opt-out of personalized Outbrain recommendations at any time…

We take data very seriously. To take it a step further, we’ve added even higher security measures of how we host and maintain data. Everything from basic data cleaning after periods of no contact to restructuring our privacy policy.

Let’s face it, not everyone has a legal degree (and that’s okay!) — we’ve broken down all of the jargon into layman's terms, making them easier to read and digest.